lamp
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lamp¹
- /ˈlæ̞mp/ UK
- /ˈlæ̝mp/ US
- [ˈleə̯mp]
- [ˈlɛə̯mp]
Rhymes with -æmp
Where it comes from
From Middle English laumpe, lampe, from Old French lampe (“lamp, light”), from Latin lampas (“torch, lamp, light”), from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch, lamp, beacon, light, meteor”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“to shine”). Cognate with Lithuanian lópė (“light”), Welsh llachar (“bright”). Displaced native Old English lēohtfæt (literally “light-vat”).
noun lamps
- A device that generates light, heat, or other electromagnetic radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
- A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.
- A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
- An eye.
verb lamps · lamping · lamped
- To hit, clout, belt, wallop. Another man said, “If someone [a customer]^([sic]) gave me loads of hassle, I'd end up lamping them.” Several of them, in fact, had lost their jobs when they lamped the boss.
- To hunt at night using a lamp, during which bright lights are used to dazzle the hunted animal or to attract insects for capture.
- To hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular. I'm in my Flavmobile cold lamping. I took a G upstate cold camping. To the Poconos, we call a hideaways. A bag of franks and a bag of Frito-Lays.
- To make (something, such as a vase or urn) into a table lamp.
LAMP²
proper noun
- Acronym of Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, and PHP/Python/Perl: a popular combination of open source software for use as a web server.
noun LAMPs
- Acronym of loop-mediated isothermal amplification
- Acronym of lysosome-associated membrane glycoprotein
Lamp³
proper noun Lamps
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bulb, flashlight, lamppost, lantern, lighting, dimmer, searchlight, wick, lighter, fire, torch, wildfire, flame, beacon, fireworks, bonfire
Translations
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noun device producing light
| Español | lámpara |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 램프 raempeu, 전등 jeondeung, 등불 deungbul |
| 日本語 | ランプ ranpu, 明かり akari, 灯 tō, 電灯 dentō |
| 中文 | 燈 /灯 dēng, 電燈 /电灯 diàndēng |
| हिन्दी | चिराग़ cirāġ, लैंप la͠ip, दीपक dīpak, दिया diyā, दीवट dīvaṭ |
| Kiswahili | taa |
| Português | luminária, lâmpada |
| Français | lampe |
| Deutsch | Lampe |
| Italiano | lampada, lampadina |
| Ελληνικά | λάμπα lámpa |
| Română | lampă, lampă electrică |
| Русский | ла́мпа lámpa, ла́мпочка lámpočka |
| Tiếng Việt | đèn, đèn điện |
| العربية | مِصْبَاح miṣbāḥ, لَمْبَة lamba |
| עברית | מְנוֹרָה menorá |
noun oil device producing light
| Español | lámpara, candil, fogaril |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 램프 raempeu, 광명 gwangmyeong |
| 日本語 | ランプ ranpu, 明かり akari |
| 中文 | 燈 /灯 dēng |
| हिन्दी | बत्ती battī, चिराग़ cirāġ |
| Kiswahili | taa |
| Português | candeia |
| Français | lampe |
| Deutsch | Lampe, Öllampe |
| Italiano | lampada |
| Ελληνικά | λάμπα lámpa |
| Română | lampă, lămpi |
| Русский | ла́мпа lámpa, свети́льник svetílʹnik |
| العربية | مِصْبَاح miṣbāḥ, قِنْدِيل qindīl, سِرَاج sirāj |
| עברית | מְנוֹרָה m'norá |
noun piece of furniture
| Русский | ла́мпа lámpa, свети́льник svetílʹnik |
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Talk about this word "lamp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lamp. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lamp. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lamp "lamp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lamp.Cite this
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title = {lamp},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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